Pro-Active Leadership in Cricket.
The Junior Sports Hub (JSH) is a charity which has helped local members of the Harehills community, in Leeds, to have a safe place to take part in cricket. Harehills is a very deprived area, with crime and unemployment being one of the highest in the country. Despite all the challenges, JSH have a fantastic team who put on all types of cricket sessions for all the locals to be involved in – young and old, male and female - keeping in mind that cricket is for everyone.
The enthusiasm, commitment and ‘can do’ attitude from the JSH team always seems to rub of on all the service users. The volunteers running the centre have worked tirelessly and put in many voluntary hours, week in week out, organising and setting up cricket holiday programmes, evening youth clubs, tournaments, events and more to keep the local people active and happy away from their sometimes tough lives.
They have gone the extra mile to recruit and up-skill females, mainly from a South Asian background, to participate and help out during female only sessions. The JSH team have inspired and encouraged hundreds of young people to be ‘regulars’ at sessions and get them involved in participating, officiating and volunteering by giving them opportunities and preparing them for the real world.
Well done to all at Junior Sports Hub for their fantastic work!